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Corner store advocates around the country are exploring how policy approaches could incentivize and sustain healthy changes in small stores. The authority of local governments to regulate land use and economic development and levy taxes...

Local efforts to rebuild "blighted" neighborhoods offer a prime opportunity to attract grocery stores and other healthy food outlets to the areas that need them most. During this webinar, we discussed how to plug into...

Advocates are looking for ways to fund projects that will bring healthy food into their communities – from improving corner stores to attracting new grocery stores, farmers’ markets, and mobile food carts. What federal, state,...

In 2010, Congress passed the landmark child nutrition reauthorization law known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Now it's up to the USDA along with state policymakers, community leaders, and parents to make sure it...

Over the past decade, a growing number of advocates have begun partnering with corner store owners in low-income urban and rural communities to improve the availability and marketing of healthy, affordable foods. The goal of...

Join us for three webinars this summer on strategies for creating healthier stores in your community. We’ll look at tools to support healthy corner store initiatives, and offer tips for working with local government and...

Corner store advocates around the country are exploring how to work with local government to incentivize and sustain healthy changes in small stores. In some communities, that means developing new policies; in others, local leaders...

Eating healthier foods — including more fresh fruits and vegetables — helps to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease. Families and children from low-income communities and communities of color are less likely to...

Local government leaders are in a unique position to promote healthy eating and active living in their communities by supporting community gardens. Community gardens are places where neighbors and residents can gather to cultivate plants,...

Advocates are looking for ways to fund projects that will bring healthy food into their communities. What federal, state, and local agencies have resources to support these efforts? This webinar offers an overview of how...

Healthy food retailer certification programs reward stores that are providing healthy food to the community. These programs can have an array of benefits. Participating stores get free publicity and community support for increasing revenue from...

Promoting tap water as an alternative to sugary beverages in schools is an important obesity prevention strategy. But many schools are struggling to make free drinking water more accessible. Federal law requires schools participating in...

Promoting tap water as an alternative to sugary beverages in schools is an important obesity prevention strategy. But many schools are struggling to make free drinking water more accessible. Federal law requires schools participating in...

Building connections between healthy food distributors and small food stores can improve neighborhood food access and support the regional economy. The speakers on this webinar discuss innovative strategies to connect food distributors, growers, and grocers...

Public health advocates specializing in nutrition, tobacco control and alcohol control have each developed strategies to increase access to healthy foods in stores and decrease access to less healthy foods and substances - but generally...

ChangeLab Solutions' National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) and the Food Marketing Workgroup hosted a webinar to provide an insider’s view of the recently released Interagency Working Group (IWG) standards...

Urban agriculture - including home gardens, community gardens, and urban farms - can help improve residents' access to fresh fruits and vegetables, physical activity, and educational and entrepreneurial opportunities. On this webinar, we: Discuss different...